There has been a serious escalation of the Middle East crisis, with at least eight Israelis killed and many more wounded in a barrage of Hezbollah rocket attacks from southern Lebanon on the city of Haifa.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists he is determined to make up for lost time at Manchester United after showing glimpses of his former self with a two-goal display in Saturday's 4-0 preseason win against Orlando Pirates in Durban.